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DOOR FASTENEE.

No. 482,817. Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WARREN TANNER AND THEODORE 'W. BURCH, OF FREMONT, MICHI- GAN,ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH GERBER, OF SAME PLACE.

DOO R- FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,817, datedSeptember 20, 1892.

Application filed December 1 8, 1891. Serial No. 415, 544. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM WARREN TANNER and THEODORE W. BURCH,citizens of the United States, residing at Fremont, in the county ofNewaygo and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fastenings for Doors; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improved fastening for the doors of commodesand other like articles of furniture; and its object is to furnish suchfastenings that shall be cheap,

easily applied, and having certain new and useful features hereinaftermore fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 isa broken portion of a door and easing with our fastening attached; Fig.2, a horizontal section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aside view of the inner knob; Fig. 4, an end view of the same; Fig. 5,aside view, and Fig. 6 an end view, of the outer knob.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents a portion of any door to be secured; B a portion of thecasing adjacent to the free side of the same.

C represents a knob, of wood or other suitable material, which may be ofany suitable shape or size and is provided with an opening F in its axisclosed at its outer end and open at its inner end and adapted to fit thestem G of the inner knob D, the rounded side of which is adapted andlocated to engage the concave inner side of ablock I when the door isclosed, and thus secure the same. Said block is secured to the jamb J ofthe casing in proper place to engage the knobD and has a roundedinclined outer side with which one side of said knob engages and springsaside to permit the door to close. To permit onehalf of said knob tothus spring aside, it is divided longitudinally into two parts by asaw-kerf E,.which extends a short distance into the stem G. A portion ofthis stem adjacent to the knob D is larger than the balance, and isshouldered at K to engage the inner side of the door and locate the knobD a proper distance from the door to afford room for the block I. Saidstem is inserted through 5 an ordinary round opening properly located inthe door, and is secured in place by a nail or other suitable pin H,driven in at the edge of the door and transversely through said stem.The outer knob C is secured upon the stem C by glue or any otherconvenient means.

What we claim is- 1. In combination with a door, a casing and aprojection on said casing, and an axially-divided knob attached to saiddoor and engag- 6 5 ing said projection, substantially as described.

2. In a door-fastening, a knob on the door engaging a fixed projectingblock on the jamb, said knob being axially divided and having a stempassing through the door, and an outer 7o knob secured to said stem,substantially as described.

3. Thecombination,withadooranditscasing or jamb, of a block having aconcave rear and an inclined frontside, an axially-divided knob 7 5engaging said block having a stem passing through said door, a pininserted in said door and passing transversely through said stem, and aknob having an axial opening to receive the outer end of said stem andsecured 8a to the same, substantially as described.

4. As an article of manufacture, an improved door-fastening consistingof an axiallydivided knob having a shouldered stem and a knob having anaxial opening fitting said 8 stem, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM WARREN TANNER. THEODORE W. BURCH.

WVitnesses:

A. V. WHITE, A. 0. How.

